New Brunswick

Saint John, 2025

Archive of hometown notes from Saint John: local places, drinking water, taxes, and construction.

December 2025

Reversing Falls Rapids, Saint John · December 2025

The hometown water show at the river mouth. Locals send guests to Wolastoq Park or Fallsview Park and time the visit to the tide table.

Reversing Falls Rapids still orients Saint John. The hometown water show at the river mouth. Locals send guests to Wolastoq Park or Fallsview Park and time the visit to the tide table.

Reversing Falls Rapids form where the St. John River meets Fundy tide, with lookouts at Wolastoq Park and Fallsview Park.

More on Saint John: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Saint John · December 2025

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Saint John.

Saint John appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Harbour Passage, Saint John · December 2025

A harbourside walk that keeps Fundy views inside an ordinary downtown outing, especially when paired with City Market.

Walk or drive through Saint John long enough and Harbour Passage comes up. A harbourside walk that keeps Fundy views inside an ordinary downtown outing, especially when paired with City Market.

Inland from the falls, Rockwood Park is the oversized backyard: trails, Lily Lake festival days, and a Rockwood Reservoir rehabilitation project that turns park infrastructure into city news. Downtown still runs through City Market and the denser streets Saint Johners treat as the everyday core. Saint John Transit covers the commute map, Glenn Carpenter Center shows up on recreation calendars, and New Brunswick Day is the August holiday that rewrites service hours. Discover Saint John packages the edge as Fundy tourism, but the municipal dashboard makes clear the tides are also ordinary civic weather.

More on Saint John: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Saint John · December 2025

Advertised broadband availability for Saint John.

Broadband rows for Saint John come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Saint John internet page.

Saint John: Reversing Falls Rapids form where the St. John River meets Fundy · December 2025

Reversing Falls Rapids form where the St. John River meets Fundy tide, with lookouts at Wolastoq Park and Fallsview Park.

December 2025 in Saint John: Reversing Falls Rapids. The hometown water show at the river mouth. Locals send guests to Wolastoq Park or Fallsview Park and time the visit to the tide table.

Reversing Falls Rapids form where the St. John River meets Fundy tide, with lookouts at Wolastoq Park and Fallsview Park.

More on Saint John: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

November 2025

Indoor radon around Saint John · November 2025

How Saint John sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Saint John follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Saint John in national context first.

Harbour Passage keeps Saint John lively · November 2025

Harbour Passage is a reason people stay fond of Saint John.

Harbour Passage still orients Saint John. A harbourside walk that keeps Fundy views inside an ordinary downtown outing, especially when paired with City Market.

Rockwood Reservoir Rehabilitation Project appears in city spotlights alongside arena ice bookings and New Brunswick Day hours.

More on Saint John: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Saint John beside its neighbours · November 2025

How Saint John compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Saint John's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Reversing Falls Rapids in Saint John · November 2025

Inland from the falls, Rockwood Park is the oversized backyard: trails, Lily Lake festival days, and a Rockwood Reservoir rehabilitation

Walk or drive through Saint John long enough and Reversing Falls Rapids comes up. The hometown water show at the river mouth. Locals send guests to Wolastoq Park or Fallsview Park and time the visit to the tide table.

Inland from the falls, Rockwood Park is the oversized backyard: trails, Lily Lake festival days, and a Rockwood Reservoir rehabilitation project that turns park infrastructure into city news. Downtown still runs through City Market and the denser streets Saint Johners treat as the everyday core. Saint John Transit covers the commute map, Glenn Carpenter Center shows up on recreation calendars, and New Brunswick Day is the August holiday that rewrites service hours. Discover Saint John packages the edge as Fundy tourism, but the municipal dashboard makes clear the tides are also ordinary civic weather.

More on Saint John: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2025

October 2025: property tax in Saint John

Published residential mill-rate context for Saint John.

Residential mill rates for Saint John appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Saint John beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Harbour Passage, Saint John · October 2025

A harbourside walk that keeps Fundy views inside an ordinary downtown outing, especially when paired with City Market.

October 2025 in Saint John: Harbour Passage. A harbourside walk that keeps Fundy views inside an ordinary downtown outing, especially when paired with City Market.

Rockwood Reservoir Rehabilitation Project appears in city spotlights alongside arena ice bookings and New Brunswick Day hours.

More on Saint John: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Rockwood Park, Saint John · October 2025

Saint John's big in-city park, complete with Lily Lake event days and the Rockwood Reservoir file that keeps park infrastructure in the

Walk or drive through Saint John long enough and Rockwood Park comes up. Saint John's big in-city park, complete with Lily Lake event days and the Rockwood Reservoir file that keeps park infrastructure in the news.

Inland from the falls, Rockwood Park is the oversized backyard: trails, Lily Lake festival days, and a Rockwood Reservoir rehabilitation project that turns park infrastructure into city news. Downtown still runs through City Market and the denser streets Saint Johners treat as the everyday core. Saint John Transit covers the commute map, Glenn Carpenter Center shows up on recreation calendars, and New Brunswick Day is the August holiday that rewrites service hours. Discover Saint John packages the edge as Fundy tourism, but the municipal dashboard makes clear the tides are also ordinary civic weather.

More on Saint John: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Saint John: Reversing Falls Rapids form where the St. John River meets Fundy · October 2025

Reversing Falls Rapids form where the St. John River meets Fundy tide, with lookouts at Wolastoq Park and Fallsview Park.

Reversing Falls Rapids still orients Saint John. The hometown water show at the river mouth. Locals send guests to Wolastoq Park or Fallsview Park and time the visit to the tide table.

Reversing Falls Rapids form where the St. John River meets Fundy tide, with lookouts at Wolastoq Park and Fallsview Park.

More on Saint John: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

September 2025

September 2025: building permits in Saint John

Where Saint John sits in published building-permit figures for September 2025.

Construction intent in Saint John shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Saint John permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Harbour Passage, Saint John · September 2025

A harbourside walk that keeps Fundy views inside an ordinary downtown outing, especially when paired with City Market.

Walk or drive through Saint John long enough and Harbour Passage comes up. A harbourside walk that keeps Fundy views inside an ordinary downtown outing, especially when paired with City Market.

Inland from the falls, Rockwood Park is the oversized backyard: trails, Lily Lake festival days, and a Rockwood Reservoir rehabilitation project that turns park infrastructure into city news. Downtown still runs through City Market and the denser streets Saint Johners treat as the everyday core. Saint John Transit covers the commute map, Glenn Carpenter Center shows up on recreation calendars, and New Brunswick Day is the August holiday that rewrites service hours. Discover Saint John packages the edge as Fundy tourism, but the municipal dashboard makes clear the tides are also ordinary civic weather.

More on Saint John: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Rockwood Park keeps Saint John lively · September 2025

Rockwood Park is a reason people stay fond of Saint John.

Rockwood Park still orients Saint John. Saint John's big in-city park, complete with Lily Lake event days and the Rockwood Reservoir file that keeps park infrastructure in the news.

Municipal parks pages say Saint Johners use more than 2,200 acres of natural park space and about 56 kilometres of trails.

More on Saint John: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Reversing Falls Rapids in Saint John · September 2025

On the OpenStats City Score for 2026, Saint John sits at rank 107 of 125. The hometown story is older and wetter than a composite score:

September 2025 in Saint John: Reversing Falls Rapids. The hometown water show at the river mouth. Locals send guests to Wolastoq Park or Fallsview Park and time the visit to the tide table.

Reversing Falls Rapids form where the St. John River meets Fundy tide, with lookouts at Wolastoq Park and Fallsview Park.

More on Saint John: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

September 2025: property tax in Saint John

Published residential mill-rate context for Saint John.

Residential mill rates for Saint John appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Saint John beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

August 2025

Harbour Passage in Saint John · August 2025

Saint Johners live with a water report that other cities would treat as theatre. The city homepage posts St. John River levels beside Bay

Harbour Passage still orients Saint John. A harbourside walk that keeps Fundy views inside an ordinary downtown outing, especially when paired with City Market.

Rockwood Reservoir Rehabilitation Project appears in city spotlights alongside arena ice bookings and New Brunswick Day hours.

More on Saint John: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

From South Bay Wellfield (groundwater) to the tap in Saint John

Saint John draws municipal drinking water from Loch Lomond and Latimer Lake, treated at South Bay Treatment Facility (Spruce Lake Water Treatment Facility).

August 2025 is a good week to revisit Saint John's source: Loch Lomond and Latimer Lake. Treatment at South Bay Treatment Facility (Spruce Lake Water Treatment Facility) sits between the intake and the tap.

Treats South Bay Wellfield groundwater for west Saint John; distribution began September 2017.

See the Saint John water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Reversing Falls Rapids, Saint John · August 2025

The hometown water show at the river mouth. Locals send guests to Wolastoq Park or Fallsview Park and time the visit to the tide table.

Walk or drive through Saint John long enough and Reversing Falls Rapids comes up. The hometown water show at the river mouth. Locals send guests to Wolastoq Park or Fallsview Park and time the visit to the tide table.

Inland from the falls, Rockwood Park is the oversized backyard: trails, Lily Lake festival days, and a Rockwood Reservoir rehabilitation project that turns park infrastructure into city news. Downtown still runs through City Market and the denser streets Saint Johners treat as the everyday core. Saint John Transit covers the commute map, Glenn Carpenter Center shows up on recreation calendars, and New Brunswick Day is the August holiday that rewrites service hours. Discover Saint John packages the edge as Fundy tourism, but the municipal dashboard makes clear the tides are also ordinary civic weather.

More on Saint John: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Saint John · August 2025

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Saint John.

Saint John appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

July 2025

Harbour Passage, Saint John · July 2025

A harbourside walk that keeps Fundy views inside an ordinary downtown outing, especially when paired with City Market.

July 2025 in Saint John: Harbour Passage. A harbourside walk that keeps Fundy views inside an ordinary downtown outing, especially when paired with City Market.

Rockwood Reservoir Rehabilitation Project appears in city spotlights alongside arena ice bookings and New Brunswick Day hours.

More on Saint John: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Saint John · July 2025

Advertised broadband availability for Saint John.

Broadband rows for Saint John come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Saint John internet page.

Saint John: Reversing Falls Rapids form where the St. John River meets Fundy · July 2025

Reversing Falls Rapids form where the St. John River meets Fundy tide, with lookouts at Wolastoq Park and Fallsview Park.

Reversing Falls Rapids still orients Saint John. The hometown water show at the river mouth. Locals send guests to Wolastoq Park or Fallsview Park and time the visit to the tide table.

Reversing Falls Rapids form where the St. John River meets Fundy tide, with lookouts at Wolastoq Park and Fallsview Park.

More on Saint John: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around Saint John · July 2025

How Saint John sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Saint John follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Saint John in national context first.

June 2025

Harbour Passage keeps Saint John lively · June 2025

Harbour Passage is a reason people stay fond of Saint John.

Walk or drive through Saint John long enough and Harbour Passage comes up. A harbourside walk that keeps Fundy views inside an ordinary downtown outing, especially when paired with City Market.

Inland from the falls, Rockwood Park is the oversized backyard: trails, Lily Lake festival days, and a Rockwood Reservoir rehabilitation project that turns park infrastructure into city news. Downtown still runs through City Market and the denser streets Saint Johners treat as the everyday core. Saint John Transit covers the commute map, Glenn Carpenter Center shows up on recreation calendars, and New Brunswick Day is the August holiday that rewrites service hours. Discover Saint John packages the edge as Fundy tourism, but the municipal dashboard makes clear the tides are also ordinary civic weather.

More on Saint John: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Saint John beside its neighbours · June 2025

How Saint John compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Saint John's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Reversing Falls Rapids in Saint John · June 2025

On the OpenStats City Score for 2026, Saint John sits at rank 107 of 125. The hometown story is older and wetter than a composite score:

June 2025 in Saint John: Reversing Falls Rapids. The hometown water show at the river mouth. Locals send guests to Wolastoq Park or Fallsview Park and time the visit to the tide table.

Reversing Falls Rapids form where the St. John River meets Fundy tide, with lookouts at Wolastoq Park and Fallsview Park.

More on Saint John: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2025: property tax in Saint John

Published residential mill-rate context for Saint John.

Residential mill rates for Saint John appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Saint John beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Harbour Passage, Saint John · June 2025

A harbourside walk that keeps Fundy views inside an ordinary downtown outing, especially when paired with City Market.

Harbour Passage still orients Saint John. A harbourside walk that keeps Fundy views inside an ordinary downtown outing, especially when paired with City Market.

Rockwood Reservoir Rehabilitation Project appears in city spotlights alongside arena ice bookings and New Brunswick Day hours.

More on Saint John: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2025

Rockwood Park, Saint John · May 2025

Saint John's big in-city park, complete with Lily Lake event days and the Rockwood Reservoir file that keeps park infrastructure in the

May 2025 in Saint John: Rockwood Park. Saint John's big in-city park, complete with Lily Lake event days and the Rockwood Reservoir file that keeps park infrastructure in the news.

Municipal parks pages say Saint Johners use more than 2,200 acres of natural park space and about 56 kilometres of trails.

More on Saint John: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Saint John: Reversing Falls Rapids form where the St. John River meets Fundy · May 2025

Reversing Falls Rapids form where the St. John River meets Fundy tide, with lookouts at Wolastoq Park and Fallsview Park.

Walk or drive through Saint John long enough and Reversing Falls Rapids comes up. The hometown water show at the river mouth. Locals send guests to Wolastoq Park or Fallsview Park and time the visit to the tide table.

Inland from the falls, Rockwood Park is the oversized backyard: trails, Lily Lake festival days, and a Rockwood Reservoir rehabilitation project that turns park infrastructure into city news. Downtown still runs through City Market and the denser streets Saint Johners treat as the everyday core. Saint John Transit covers the commute map, Glenn Carpenter Center shows up on recreation calendars, and New Brunswick Day is the August holiday that rewrites service hours. Discover Saint John packages the edge as Fundy tourism, but the municipal dashboard makes clear the tides are also ordinary civic weather.

More on Saint John: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2025: building permits in Saint John

Where Saint John sits in published building-permit figures for May 2025.

Building-permit value for Saint John comes from Statistics Canada when a direct-tier row exists. Quiet months often follow busy ones.

Open the Saint John permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Harbour Passage, Saint John · May 2025

A harbourside walk that keeps Fundy views inside an ordinary downtown outing, especially when paired with City Market.

May 2025 in Saint John: Harbour Passage. A harbourside walk that keeps Fundy views inside an ordinary downtown outing, especially when paired with City Market.

Rockwood Reservoir Rehabilitation Project appears in city spotlights alongside arena ice bookings and New Brunswick Day hours.

More on Saint John: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

April 2025

Rockwood Park keeps Saint John lively · April 2025

Rockwood Park is a reason people stay fond of Saint John.

Walk or drive through Saint John long enough and Rockwood Park comes up. Saint John's big in-city park, complete with Lily Lake event days and the Rockwood Reservoir file that keeps park infrastructure in the news.

Inland from the falls, Rockwood Park is the oversized backyard: trails, Lily Lake festival days, and a Rockwood Reservoir rehabilitation project that turns park infrastructure into city news. Downtown still runs through City Market and the denser streets Saint Johners treat as the everyday core. Saint John Transit covers the commute map, Glenn Carpenter Center shows up on recreation calendars, and New Brunswick Day is the August holiday that rewrites service hours. Discover Saint John packages the edge as Fundy tourism, but the municipal dashboard makes clear the tides are also ordinary civic weather.

More on Saint John: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Reversing Falls Rapids in Saint John · April 2025

Saint Johners live with a water report that other cities would treat as theatre. The city homepage posts St. John River levels beside Bay

Reversing Falls Rapids still orients Saint John. The hometown water show at the river mouth. Locals send guests to Wolastoq Park or Fallsview Park and time the visit to the tide table.

Reversing Falls Rapids form where the St. John River meets Fundy tide, with lookouts at Wolastoq Park and Fallsview Park.

More on Saint John: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

April 2025: property tax in Saint John

Published residential mill-rate context for Saint John.

Residential mill rates for Saint John appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Saint John beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Harbour Passage in Saint John · April 2025

Inland from the falls, Rockwood Park is the oversized backyard: trails, Lily Lake festival days, and a Rockwood Reservoir rehabilitation

Walk or drive through Saint John long enough and Harbour Passage comes up. A harbourside walk that keeps Fundy views inside an ordinary downtown outing, especially when paired with City Market.

Inland from the falls, Rockwood Park is the oversized backyard: trails, Lily Lake festival days, and a Rockwood Reservoir rehabilitation project that turns park infrastructure into city news. Downtown still runs through City Market and the denser streets Saint Johners treat as the everyday core. Saint John Transit covers the commute map, Glenn Carpenter Center shows up on recreation calendars, and New Brunswick Day is the August holiday that rewrites service hours. Discover Saint John packages the edge as Fundy tourism, but the municipal dashboard makes clear the tides are also ordinary civic weather.

More on Saint John: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

March 2025

From Loch Lomond to the tap in Saint John

Saint John draws municipal drinking water from Loch Lomond and Latimer Lake, treated at South Bay Treatment Facility (Spruce Lake Water Treatment Facility).

Saint John municipal drinking water starts at Loch Lomond and Latimer Lake and is treated at South Bay Treatment Facility (Spruce Lake Water Treatment Facility). Lab numbers on the water page describe the published geography, not every private tap.

Treats South Bay Wellfield groundwater for west Saint John; distribution began September 2017.

See the Saint John water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Reversing Falls Rapids, Saint John · March 2025

The hometown water show at the river mouth. Locals send guests to Wolastoq Park or Fallsview Park and time the visit to the tide table.

March 2025 in Saint John: Reversing Falls Rapids. The hometown water show at the river mouth. Locals send guests to Wolastoq Park or Fallsview Park and time the visit to the tide table.

Reversing Falls Rapids form where the St. John River meets Fundy tide, with lookouts at Wolastoq Park and Fallsview Park.

More on Saint John: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Saint John · March 2025

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Saint John.

Saint John appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Harbour Passage, Saint John · March 2025

A harbourside walk that keeps Fundy views inside an ordinary downtown outing, especially when paired with City Market.

Harbour Passage still orients Saint John. A harbourside walk that keeps Fundy views inside an ordinary downtown outing, especially when paired with City Market.

Rockwood Reservoir Rehabilitation Project appears in city spotlights alongside arena ice bookings and New Brunswick Day hours.

More on Saint John: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Saint John · March 2025

Advertised broadband availability for Saint John.

Broadband rows for Saint John come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Saint John internet page.

February 2025

Saint John: Reversing Falls Rapids form where the St. John River meets Fundy · February 2025

Reversing Falls Rapids form where the St. John River meets Fundy tide, with lookouts at Wolastoq Park and Fallsview Park.

Walk or drive through Saint John long enough and Reversing Falls Rapids comes up. The hometown water show at the river mouth. Locals send guests to Wolastoq Park or Fallsview Park and time the visit to the tide table.

Inland from the falls, Rockwood Park is the oversized backyard: trails, Lily Lake festival days, and a Rockwood Reservoir rehabilitation project that turns park infrastructure into city news. Downtown still runs through City Market and the denser streets Saint Johners treat as the everyday core. Saint John Transit covers the commute map, Glenn Carpenter Center shows up on recreation calendars, and New Brunswick Day is the August holiday that rewrites service hours. Discover Saint John packages the edge as Fundy tourism, but the municipal dashboard makes clear the tides are also ordinary civic weather.

More on Saint John: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around Saint John · February 2025

How Saint John sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Saint John follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Saint John in national context first.

Harbour Passage keeps Saint John lively · February 2025

Harbour Passage is a reason people stay fond of Saint John.

February 2025 in Saint John: Harbour Passage. A harbourside walk that keeps Fundy views inside an ordinary downtown outing, especially when paired with City Market.

Rockwood Reservoir Rehabilitation Project appears in city spotlights alongside arena ice bookings and New Brunswick Day hours.

More on Saint John: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Saint John beside its neighbours · February 2025

How Saint John compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Saint John's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

January 2025

Reversing Falls Rapids in Saint John · January 2025

Saint Johners live with a water report that other cities would treat as theatre. The city homepage posts St. John River levels beside Bay

Reversing Falls Rapids still orients Saint John. The hometown water show at the river mouth. Locals send guests to Wolastoq Park or Fallsview Park and time the visit to the tide table.

Reversing Falls Rapids form where the St. John River meets Fundy tide, with lookouts at Wolastoq Park and Fallsview Park.

More on Saint John: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2025: property tax in Saint John

Published residential mill-rate context for Saint John.

Residential mill rates for Saint John appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Saint John beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Harbour Passage, Saint John · January 2025

A harbourside walk that keeps Fundy views inside an ordinary downtown outing, especially when paired with City Market.

Walk or drive through Saint John long enough and Harbour Passage comes up. A harbourside walk that keeps Fundy views inside an ordinary downtown outing, especially when paired with City Market.

Inland from the falls, Rockwood Park is the oversized backyard: trails, Lily Lake festival days, and a Rockwood Reservoir rehabilitation project that turns park infrastructure into city news. Downtown still runs through City Market and the denser streets Saint Johners treat as the everyday core. Saint John Transit covers the commute map, Glenn Carpenter Center shows up on recreation calendars, and New Brunswick Day is the August holiday that rewrites service hours. Discover Saint John packages the edge as Fundy tourism, but the municipal dashboard makes clear the tides are also ordinary civic weather.

More on Saint John: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Rockwood Park, Saint John · January 2025

Saint John's big in-city park, complete with Lily Lake event days and the Rockwood Reservoir file that keeps park infrastructure in the

Rockwood Park still orients Saint John. Saint John's big in-city park, complete with Lily Lake event days and the Rockwood Reservoir file that keeps park infrastructure in the news.

Municipal parks pages say Saint Johners use more than 2,200 acres of natural park space and about 56 kilometres of trails.

More on Saint John: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.